Results: Population was classified in 4 groups according to the surgery. Mean duration of facial palsy was 1 year in the anastomosis, more than 7 years in the myoplasty group. Grading systems could be done on 41; QOL was evaluated on 39 patients. Evaluation according to grading systems showed better scores in anastomosis than in myoplasty group. Difference between the 3 anastomosis groups was the higher synkinesis in the classical anastomosis. QOL evaluation showed better results in the myoplasty group.

Conclusion: The study highlights that the partial XII-VII (jump or modified) anastomosis has given best results than the classical one. The better QOL in the myoplasty group – which has showed the worst results in the grading systems – could be explained by the longer duration of the facial palsy, which led to a greater satisfaction after the facial rehabilitation